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Mega Thread for sharing the best spiritual documentaries. Please share yours! Here is mine: Limitless with Chris Hemsworth

He's referring to it in the context of insight, which is what I am referring to as "a waste of time" in this thread. There is no denying that meditating can give me peacefulness, but truth and bliss aren't the same thing.

I will just have to find the time to do a more intensive meditation retreat. The main thing that is holding me back is that I have 120 hours of paid vacation time per year, and I honestly would rather use that time to travel and go on adventures around the world than to spend all that time, confining myself in one room, one space, just sitting and meditating. Maybe confining myself in extreme solitude like that could elevate my consciousness, but I just have too much of an adventurous personality to just sit still and do nothing.

Thanks! So since death is real and imaginary, I still think it is helpful to live as if I will die and only have one life. That way I savor it and enjoy it to the fullest. I honestly go back and forth and see both sides to YOLO and Reincarnation. I personally lean more on the side of YOLO when I find myself being complacent and shy to talk to girls. But I see Reincarnation being true when I am thinking about where existence is going.

Look up what a straw man is and then reread my entire post.

False! I wrote a post about memento mori, and he responded that he does the opposite practice of living as if he will never die.

No. It is the idea that when you die, you will go to Heaven and have 69 virgins waiting for you. If people realized that this is it, they might be filled with more love instead of hate and not throw their life away.

But NDE’s are also imaginary. If we say that Death is imaginary, then Life has to be imaginary since it is its opposite. But then if imagination is the opposite of reality, then there is no difference between reality and imagination. So, therefore, death is imagination and reality. I am imagining it right now because death is also reality. If it wasn’t, then all those shootings and COVID are also imaginary.

What are some of your recommended meditation retreats? I want to see if I can level up my meditation because I realize that this is my only life, and I want to dive deep into the nature of reality and suffering. I would love to go to the Himalayan Mountains someday. I am thinking about going to the Himalayan Mountains this Summer, but I am open to it. Ever since I got heartbroken from my previous relationship, I want to get back into spirituality. Please share your thoughts on meditation retreats that you found were amazing for your growth. I want to invest in traveling and going to meditation retreats, as well as hiking in the mountains such as the Himalayan Mountains. Thanks!

Is there such a thing as an Absolute distinction? If not, then how do relative distinctions even exist in the first place? If there is, then what is an absolute distinction? I feel like you aren’t making a distinction between objectivism and absolutism. Objectivism and Absolutism aren’t the same. I thought I did a great job at distinguishing relative and absolute in my original post. I said death is an illusion at the level of the Universe but not at the level of a human being. What more can I do? We are basically saying the same thing. I am just saying that it isn’t practical to live as if death doesn’t exist. It doesn’t even fit reality. Birth and death are happening all around us inside the Universe. It is kind of redundant to say absolute death doesn’t exist because the whole concept of death is something that is inside the Universe, which means that the Universe itself is not subjugated to that reality.

Amen.

It’s as if truth-seeking is a meaningless pursuit in the most literal sense because all meaning is false-seeking. We have to live in some falsehood in order to even have a chance at understanding. For instance, even though food and sleep are hallucinations, I still need to engage in those illusions to live. I just don’t see how Truth can’t also be practical. Realizing that the ego is an illusion is so useful because I no longer need to take myself and reality so seriously. I don’t have anxiety when I am in alignment with Truth.

Does anybody have any actual meditation retreat examples. There is value in leaving your distractions and comfort zone.

Interesting. I had that perspective. Another perspective is that such places can provide structure and environmental exposure.

All good. I am trying to let go of my attachment to women and sex. It isn't good for my mental health. I am just going to keep focusing on myself and exploring the Universe directly. What I want out is what no woman can give me. I want a woman who takes initiative and who has a healthy balance of masculinity and femininity. I haven't found such a woman and doubt she would even be interested in me. It is crazy because I see myself as an amazing person, but it seems like I am not what women are looking for. I am highly energetic/enthusiastic in my life. I think women cannot handle me or somehow I repel them. I guess it should not be my concern. If they don't like me for being authentic, then they don't deserve me. I would treat them better than most guys they run into. Sorry for my rant. I am just frustrated with feeling alone. It is hard for me to be truly liked for form relationships. I am always having to imitate things, and I am tired of it. I am at the point in my life where if people don't put in the effort, then I am not going to invest either. Investment in myself and God is better than any investment in a relationship.

The biggest lie after ego is believing that sex and romantic relationships will fulfill you. No amount of sex and partners will fulfill you. It is so tricky because relationships and sex are basically like drugs. You get hooked on it and then once you orgasm or kiss your partner goodnight, you are still left with that emptiness feeling. It’s an illusion of happiness but in reality just another form of cheese chasing. Life is a maze and we are all rats. Falling in love with another rat is a trap because it prevents you from escaping the maze. Most rats are after cheese. If you find a partner that also wants to escape the maze with you, then you are in luck but not really. This is because relationships are another maze within the Maze. This does not mean that sex/relationships are evil. It just means that they will put a governor on your mind and happiness. True happiness comes from exploring the Maze and escaping it. Of course, there will is a limit because to truly “escape” the Maze is to physically die. But even death cannot escape the Maze because the idea of death itself is part of the Maze and is something that the Maze has created. The only way you can “escape” the Maze is by understanding the Maze to the highest levels possible by accessing God levels of intelligence beyond rat intelligence. Just notice that there is an orgasm (body), mindgasm (mind) and heartgasm (soul). If you just focus on the body element, you are missing out on 2/3s of the rat experience. You need to experience a mindgasm, penetrating into the insight of infinite intelligence. And heartgasm, the insight into infinite love, beauty, and perfection. No amount of sex or relationships with other people will fulfill you. The only thing that ever truly will is having sex with Infinite Love, which is beyond personal, it is metaphysical.

Enlightenment doesn’t exist.

Nobody knows anything other than that the present moment exists and is infinite and eternal. There can be no other moment than the present. All else is a belief or thought in this moment.

Consciousness. Read my answer above.

The Universe knows itself through us.

The only element that exists is Consciousness.

What about the people being more disconnected from reality? I saw a video of a guy walking around in public with that thing. It just looks dumb and it lowers your senses. You wanna talk about survival? It probably isn’t gonna be a good idea to have your senses blocked in public. There are already problems with people wearing headphones and not being aware of their surroundings. I just don’t see how this is going to add value to society anymore than an iPhone. The cool things about it is the TV and environment mode, but these could dissuade people from actually experiencing nature and going to a movie theatre. I just see us building our own demise and matrix. At what point will you be concerned? When we are no longer able to distinguish reality from simulation, that’s when we will know for sure that we fuvked up. But hey, welcome to the metaverse. It’s easy to control people when they are distracted and entertained. Much harder when they are focused and educated.

You can’t deny that this invention isn’t going to awaken society. It is gonna be like another iPhone and TikTok invention where people waste their lives and confine themselves to the Digital Matrix. Sure, it may help you broaden your education in some ways, but it seems far more entertainment addictive. And by the way, just because you pass a law that driving with VR is not allowed doesn’t mean people are going to follow that law. People still text while they drive, so you aren’t going to stop unconsciousness without respect and enforcement of the law. I mean just look at black hat hackers. Technology promised us easier lives, which it has in a way, but it has also exposed us to more BS. Look at black hat hackers. People don’t have to come to your house to rob you anymore, which you can see that as a good thing or bad thing. But physical robbery will still exist. So you can make the argument that technology helps make criminals act in less violent ways instead of fully gunning down a bank. But I think these arguments are foolish because AI is already used to impersonate others, which will negatively influence our politics. It seems like you are overlooking the negatives. When it comes to technology, I think it is wise to lean more conservative. I don’t think being liberal here is wise. People being ignorant to the consequences of inventions are what I call naive optimists. Also, what I meant by my previous statement of “there are no benefits” is I was referring to the added value to society. Sure, this technology may help people be more productive, but it isn’t going to get you to Awakening. The goal is life is Awakening, so I just don’t see how this will fulfill that goal because you are essentially placing yourself in the Matrix

There are none lol. People are gonna drive with this shit on and how are cops gonna regulate distracted driving? “Oh officer, it wasn’t on.” lol. More people are gonna be walking distractions and philosophical zombies. It is just going to feed the reptilian brain. What can apple pro teach me that I can’t learn from a library and from meditation? People are going to use this to grow towards the Devil and away from God. If you can’t see this, then it is foolish.

The reason I bring all of this up is because when I was in a relationship, I couldn’t think about consciousness and God because all of my thinking went to her. I don’t see how you can go all in with God when you are going all in on a woman. Sex is also overrated. After you climax and you both are done, what now? It didn’t add anything to my understanding of reality, it only strengthened my attachment. What do you say about that?